Find your country’s webpage, on the OHCHR website, including information on which treaties your country has (or hasn’t) signed and ratified, its reporting status, as well as the most recent Treaty Body and Special Procedures visits, reports and observations/recommendations to your government.
Investing in women is not only the right thing to do. It is the smart thing to do. I am deeply convinced that, in women, the world has at its disposal the most significant and yet largely untapped potential for development and peace. Gender equality is not only a goal in itself, but a prerequisite for reaching all the other international development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General
“Let me say this loud and clear: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are entitled to the same rights as everyone else,” Ban said. “They, too, are born free and equal. I stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them in their struggle for human rights.” http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/17/un-ban-ki-moon-condemns-homophobic-laws
Section 1 and 2 for everyone
Section 3 pick a scenario according to role
Language for e Pas guidance bz role, language for ToRs available
from OHCHR report 2011
In every region of the world, initiatives have been undertaken with the support of OHCHR to combat gender based violence.
In Somalia, following a monitoring project of the Human Rights Unit which documented instances of sexual violence against women and girls in IDP camps and onsite advocacy by a Special Rapporteur on violence against women, a Task Force was established to adopt measures to prevent and address gbv. The task force will report directly to the Prime Minister of Somalia. photo also available on p. 87
In Burundi, a draft law on sexual and gender based violence, compliant with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Protocol and specific provisions on harmful cultural practices, was prepared with the support of the Office and is pending adoption in Parliament.
In CAR, a draft bill on sexual violence was prepared with the techical support of the Office and presented to Parliament for adoption.
In TL, a law against domestic violence with input and advice of the Office was adopted by the National Parliament on 3 May 2010, providing a legal framework in compliance with the int human rights standards. The HR and Trans justice section of the UN Integrated Mission in TL *UNMIT continued to deploy a unit to monitor cases of gbv, regularly visited courts, police stations and safe houses and assisted victims to understand their rights and mechanisms available under the Law. By the end of 2011, the national police reported an approximinate 34 per cent increase in the number of reported cases of domestic violence compared with 2010, indicating significant progress in the implementation of the Law.
emails of gender facilitators to join wiki
key legal instruments, 3 key points from each
interviewees to develop good practice characters *manager, programme or human resources officer, general service staff
additional guidance materials
ideas on how to organize section 3
Look and feel - see OHCHR corporate guidance, see speak up to stop discrimination graphic design
Investing in women is not only the right thing to do. It is the smart thing to do. I am deeply convinced that, in women, the world has at its disposal the most significant and yet largely untapped potential for development and peace. Gender equality is not only a goal in itself, but a prerequisite for reaching all the other international development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals.
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General
“Let me say this loud and clear: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are entitled to the same rights as everyone else,” Ban said. “They, too, are born free and equal. I stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them in their struggle for human rights.” http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/17/un-ban-ki-moon-condemns-homophobic-laws
Section 1 and 2 for everyone
Section 3 pick a scenario according to role
Language for e Pas guidance bz role, language for ToRs available
from OHCHR report 2011
In every region of the world, initiatives have been undertaken with the support of OHCHR to combat gender based violence.
In Somalia, following a monitoring project of the Human Rights Unit which documented instances of sexual violence against women and girls in IDP camps and onsite advocacy by a Special Rapporteur on violence against women, a Task Force was established to adopt measures to prevent and address gbv. The task force will report directly to the Prime Minister of Somalia. photo also available on p. 87
In Burundi, a draft law on sexual and gender based violence, compliant with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Protocol and specific provisions on harmful cultural practices, was prepared with the support of the Office and is pending adoption in Parliament.
In CAR, a draft bill on sexual violence was prepared with the techical support of the Office and presented to Parliament for adoption.
In TL, a law against domestic violence with input and advice of the Office was adopted by the National Parliament on 3 May 2010, providing a legal framework in compliance with the int human rights standards. The HR and Trans justice section of the UN Integrated Mission in TL *UNMIT continued to deploy a unit to monitor cases of gbv, regularly visited courts, police stations and safe houses and assisted victims to understand their rights and mechanisms available under the Law. By the end of 2011, the national police reported an approximinate 34 per cent increase in the number of reported cases of domestic violence compared with 2010, indicating significant progress in the implementation of the Law.
Look and feel - see OHCHR corporate guidance, see speak up to stop discrimination graphic design